What was found
FUEL ODOR IN CABIN AFTER T/O PRIOR TO BLEED TRANSFER. ODOR OCCURS JUST AFTER APU START WITH BLEEDS ON. POSSIBLE LEAK IN APU. MX REPLACED THE APU FUEL SHUTOFF VALVE ON 8/25/10.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2010
- Submitted
- September 9, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N859MJ
- Make and model
- Emb EMB145LR
- Aircraft serial
- 145769
- Aircraft time
- 13,374 hours, 13,391 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 4930 · APU Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- 450616
- Part serial
- 1002234
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Apu
- Part time
- 2,177 hours, 1,338 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.